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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Bainimarama tried to become Rear Admiral in 2011 but was rejected by UN

More casino woes: And still no casino.

Feathers are definitely ruffled.

And those who've been following the casino story for the past two years are not surprised at today's reports the Snoqualmie Tribe is taking Larry Claunch to court.

The Washington tribe is trying to recover $1.5 million U.S. dollars from Claunch and his company One Hundred Sands, money invested in the Denarau casino which Frank Bainimarama and Claunch made such a big deal of but never delivered, despite an exclusive licence.

A Snoqualmie Tribe spokeswoman, Carolyn Lubenau, is quoted in a media report as saying: "The note is past due and must be repaid in full."Claunch's chump mate is meanwhile in Geneva opening Fiji's UN Mission, which is headed by former high court judge, Nazhat Shameem.

In a speech Frank Bainimarama hails coup supporter Shameem as 'distinguished' and refers to a 'revolution' he says has ensured the election process is completely independent.

“In the midst of this revolution, I’m proud to be launching our first
United Nations Mission in Geneva – a symbol of our commitment to the UN
ideal and the rights of every Fijian.”

Ironically, the same UN rejected his earlier efforts to be made Rear Admiral. The attached email shows there was a push for him to be promoted and he had the interview but was found unworthy because he failed the test.

The application was made in late 2002 and took about a year to process but he would have to wait another three years before finally becoming Rear
Admiral in March in 'recognition of his 39 years of distinguished
service in the RFMF'. Wrapping up neatly
of course all the titles he could get before the
September election.There is no neutrality to these elections. The Electoral Commission has dismissed all six complaints filed by the UFDF's Mick Beddoes, including the illegal use of Fiji's coat of arms and the false declaration by former Fiji First vice-president Bijai Prasad. Anyone
who remains confused about the 'revolution' and whether the current
government is illegal or even whether Fiji First is 'regime' or not, are
burying their heads in the sand. Despite the ambiguities, the illegalities are clear.

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And like the casino balls-up, there was never any doubt the Commission would reject the complaints.

Too much is at stake for Bainimarama for it to have been any other way.

79 comments:

Mahen Chaudhry qom ke gaddar
said...

mahen chaudhry pretended to be champion of the poor.he used FLP brand and the name of coup victims to raise funds overseas.He then pocketed the money – over $3m of it.chaudhry is qom ke qaddar (traitor of the Indian community) to use his own term.Chaudhry “feathered his nest” and “lined his pockets” to use his other favourite terms.In a selfish pursuit of his own financial and political interests, mahen fucked up the country by sabotaging the unity government and supporting 2006 coup because Qarase government was going to charge him for tax evasion.No bigger traitor than Chaudhry. No other politician has done more damage to Fiji than mahen chaudhry, all due to an insatiable greed for money ad power.

C4.5, this is a very confused and confusing article. It's a mistake to lump together the casino bid, the Geneva mission, Frank's promotion, and the electoral commission's partiality. The way this article reads, Larry Claunch is opening Fiji's Geneva mission. And it's One Hundred Sands, not One Hundred Hands.

Also, it just doesn't make any sense. Frank has no qualifications for leading a mechanised infantry battalion, The Americans have veto power over UN deployments and presumably would have kept their pledge against no new RFMF peacekeeping operations -- unless, perhaps, it meant getting Frank out of Fiji. Finally, having accomplished its mission as mandated by UNSC 1490, UNIKOM has been closed since 6 October 2003.

By the way the promotion of Frank is not determined by the UN but by the Commander in Chief of the RFMF.

SDL gave Frank an acting rank of Rear Admiral and lobbied him to be Force Commander in UNIKOM but Frank didn't want it. They also offered him the high Commissioners post to New Zealand and he also rejected it. That 2011 conversation is pre 2006. Ask Qarase and his Defence Minister and he will agree to what I have just said.

How many sailable naval ships do we have for its commodore to be called a rear Admiral?The guy even almost wrecked a naval ship that Ratu Penaia was on while surveying our territorial waters.He admitted being disciplined after being part of a crew that brought our first naval ships from the US in the 70s.Recruited by Stan Brown to the navy because of being a friend of his dad.Promoted from a small number of officers.Transfered on promotion to the army camp in very unusual appointment.Knew about the coup in 2000 very well and sent the CRW officers to parliament. He was behind the overthrow of the FLP in 2000, since all the army guns, supplies etc. came from the camp.FLP leader went back to him to overthrow the 2006 government, and became Finance minister. They both know the overthrow game well now because they are both power hungry.Chaudary didn't want to be a minister in the 2006 multi party government. VB didn't want to accept the ambassador's position, like the current president, why?It's all power, power, power, not service, service service!

I appreciate your attempts to clean up this botched report, but it's still confused. The date FB was nominated for UNIKOM is unclear but cannot be as stated, since UNIKOM no longer existed. It's also unclear whether FB tried (not "tired") for the position or his name was pushed forward without his consent. He was interiewed but not selected, but where is there mention of a test? And this "in the midst of this revolution" statement -- just who are you quoting?

This article is too much of a reach and too much of a mishmash. It seems to me that UNIKOM is a non-story, but the Electoral Commission dismissing all of the very worthy complaints against Fiji First is a big story, indeed, and shows the utter bias of the regime-appointed stooge commission.

Survived 2 assassination attempts through dereliction of duty. In any other military, he would have been charged with dereliction of duty & cowardice. Only in Fiji he gets promoted like his tavale Keane, cold blooded murder who gets promoted to Naval Commander then PS!!!

Frank ran to save his life from being shot at by CRW soldiers and he survived. As for you three stooges, you will be paralysed by fear and your underwear will be full of shit making it difficult for you to take a single step, Hahahaaha hehehehe!!!

Frank BAINI NI TAVIOKA UP THE CICI Is a coward and a thief. Him and his girl friend Khayium are ruining this country and will continue to do so if not voted out. The problem is the people of this country via their petty prejudices and pure and simple ignorance create people like Bai. We are going to make the same mistake again by voting for extremist parties like SODELPA who are collectively about as smart as a FEA lamp post. We need moderate parties like NFP to get into power not broke ass whack jobs who are relics from the past.

The first poster was correct. Not two assassination attempts but two ASSANISATION attempts. That means Frank twice attempted to make asses of our nation and survived. Let's make sure his third and latest attempt will fail and be the end of him.

"Commodore Bainimarama heroically abandoned his command and made an extraordinarily rapid retrograde movement through a cassava patch below the camp until he reached safety, never once paying heed to the steaming shit trickling down his leg. His conspicuous cowardice was in the highest traditions of the New RFMF and merits his immediate promotion to Rear Admiral."

WELL THE FACT IS THAT THE FIJI UNDER 20 SOCCER TEAM MADE HISTORY WHEN BAI IS PM.IF YOU WANT ANOTHER HISTORY TO BE MADE WHEN THE FIJI 7'S TEAM WINS THE OLYMPICS THE VOTE FIJI FIRST.IT IS THE PARTY THAT WILL TAKE US TO HISTORICAL VICTORIES IN THE FUTURE.

@ Maradona..the under 20 soocer team made immense sacrifices to make history. Bainimarama's treasonous behaviour had nothing to do with it. The same wish you have with the Fijian 7s team is a far cry,just look at their record. Fiji will lose the Olympicseven if Bai "daidai" is still PM

The casino saga is an embarrassment created by these fools. They believe the shit that comes from just anybody including the conman Peter Foster. This is why we will remove Bai the fraudster. He is a blockhead and a crook. Fiji has had enough of these thugs.

This Govt was put in power to lead Fiji by God.His words say tha t all power and leaders are from Him.To deny that statement is denying God Himself.If God doesnt support this Govt then it will show up in the elections for He and only He already knows the results of the elections on Sept. 17.

This government put itself into power, God did not have anything to do it.We will feed this junta to the pigs come Sept 17.God will only watch from the sidelines.It is no surprise that such ludicrous proposition still floats around in a country indoctrinated by religion. Let's think outside the box for once!

The 2014 election will be rigged by Khayium. The consultant are based at Khayium's office. They are working on the electronic voting system in favour of FF.The result has already been decided.Do not go and vote till Khayium is the minister for Election!!!

Everything is rigged even Frank's speeches. Just have a look at them, they are written for a white politician, not someone of Frank's poor schooling and low intellect. It is yet another attempt to transform what is essentially a thug into an elected prime minister. The only way to stop him is at the polls or remove him forcibly with the help of army.

Baininamrama has committed treason with Khayium.Declare your salary!What assets both of you had before 2006 and after.Do you have bank account in Hong Kong and Swiss?Why the salary is processed by Nur Bano?Is it to hide the salary?Did Khayium sell his house at Berry Road which he bought in 2006 for $210,00 to Tappos for $850,000 in 2009?Kahyium did this before he introduced the capital gains tax!Do you own property at Naisoso?Why did FNPF allow Khayium to buy the house at 59 Vuncakecea Road ? Was this house on tender by FNPF.This was conflict of interest!Why was Rewa diary sold to CJ Patel subsidiary company?Rewa Diary was suppose to help the diary farmers.Diary is important industry and the government should always assist the diary farmers.Nur Bano was the consultant for Rewa Diary!Was she paid $500,000! Why tender was not called for this project?National debt now 7 billion.Why FBC CEO is Khayium’s brother? nepotism!Why 19 million was borrowed from FDB to finance FBC.Where was all the equipment for FBC bought from?Auditor’s report on FBC must be released to public on how and where was 19 million spend?Did the sub contractor of FBC do work as Raiz Khayium’s house in Namadi Heights.Why all government advertisement given to Fiji Sun – owned by C J Patel.Unemployement rate is at the highest. 12,000 school leavers are without job.Check this figures with the National Employment centre.The total people unemployed is around 24,000.Why minimum wages for workers is only $2 per hour while the illegal P.M. and illegal A.G earn over $1 million in salary?Influx of chinese!Chinese buying houses within the 10 k.m of the city and locals cannot even afford to buy houses.Chinese taking over small businesses managed by locals.Chinese are not bringing much money but doing cash business!Why prime land next to Garden city sold to chinese? How much did the chinese pay?Why tender was not called for this prime land?Nepotism is highest with Muslims everywhere holding top position in government and statutory bodies to act as spy for Khayium.Cost of living has gone up by 60% since 2006.Why P.S getting salary of over $200,000 while civil servants are low paid?Why prime land in Lautoka sold to Tappos?Chinese doing all poor quality road and kickback given to Bainimamra and Khayium.Why movie licence given to two individuals only who have no background in the film industry.Is it because Khayium gets commission from these two individuals when movies are made. These two have no experience or background to make movies. Just middle man!Why Qarase and Chaudhry were systematically removed to contest election as these two are elected P.M. and biggest threat to Bai/ Khayium.Diplomatic position to given to people whom they know rather then on merit!8 years of robbery , nepotism and illegal rule is not enough by Bai/ khayium.These two are power hungry. Power is money for these two. They must be removed.The people need a change as their is no accountability, transparency and good governance for the last 8 years!!!!

Anonymous @ June 4, 2014 at 6:43 PM...phew!!...a lot of pertinent questions for FF Party candidates to answer on the campaign trail. Obviously, their respective answers would than determine the sum of the arithmetic late on September 17 2014.

But..but...the right and true answers could only be answered by the PM, AG and probably his senior Ministers and a few of his PS. No doubt the senior boys at Delainabua may still be oblivious to all or some of those originating question you raised and others clouding our path to democratic sanity.

The melody of the answers or conversely the rotten tune of the answers is the aura that illuminates all voters entering the privacy of the pooling booth to tick our destiny!

Anonymous 8:20 PM, please share with the rest of us the joke here. Air Pacific has been changed to Fiji Air, and its airplanes are now leased from Waqavuka Investments in Ireland. What's so funny about that?

Oh, now I get it! That's not a photo of Chief Warwar or the Tooth Fairy. That's one of the leprechauns from Waqavuka!

This is just as I predicted. The election laws will be upheld to the letter and strictly enforced against all opposition parties but liberally interpreted and winked at for Fiji First.

Did Fiji First steal the name for its party? Of course it did. We all saw how the name was taken from Santa Maharaj. The Electoral Commission said, well, there's no evidence that Maharaj's Fiji First was ever registered. Of course it wasn't. Sayed-Khaiyum wanted the name for his own party and so disallowed Maharaj's application for registration.

The point isn't whether Maharaj succeeded in registering under the name; it's why the Minister for Elections denied the registration and then took the name for his own party.

No surprise that the Electoral Commission is a tool of the regime. "Independent" my arse!

Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum states that ownership of iTaukei land rights is not a problem as it's enshrined in the Bill of Rights. Yeah, until it isn't, or until it's misinterpreted, or until it's not enforced.

Section 28 (Bill of Rights) is vague on processes on native land, which can also be alienated under long-term leases.

In any case, what is the effect of placing native land protection under the Bill of Rights? What is the impact on the Native Lands Act, the Native Lands Trust Act and the NLC? What is the effect of the Land Bank Decree? Does it have adequate measures to safeguard and protect native landowner interests and later generations?

I also recall a decree issued by Mr Sayed-Khaiyum blocking all Deed of Cession claims. What is the effect of this on legitimate landowner claims?

Thanks to Mr Sayed-Khaiyum, Section 185 of the 1997 Constitution no longer exists. Why did he remove it? That section specified that any changes to “entrenched legislation” -- e.g., Native Lands Act, Native Lands Trust Act, Fijians Affairs Act, etc – must be approved by 9 of the 14 GCC (Bose Levu Vakaturaga) members of the Senate, who are nominated by the provinces and represent the native landowners of Fiji.

By removing Section 185, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum’s government has effectively rendered the native landowners powerless over our own land. Under the 2013 "Constitution", this power now rests with the politicians in Parliament. All of these changes were made without our consent as native landowners, and as such are totally unacceptable. Worse, the changes were made by people we do not know or recognise. They were not made by the leaders we elected, nor were they made by our chiefs.

Why all of this regime maneouvring and re-engineering by Mr Sayed-Khaiyum on the issue of native lands? Mr Sayed-Khaiyum is not a native landowner. He is a corrupt and inveterate liar who daily commits treason against the nation and people of Fiji.

Do you trust Sayed-Khaiyum to honour and enforce your land title? If so, don't be too surprised if you soon find yourself having to lease your lands from Waqavuka Investments of Ireland.

The election supervisor's dismissal of all complaints against Fiji First is ridiculous. We've all seen how blatantly Bainimarama campaigned for Fiji First before it was registered, in violation of his own illegal decree.

This regime is making a mockery of the electoral process. Messrs. Abbott and Key wouldn't tolerate this in their own countries but now give Bainimarama free reign, as he trammels our right to a free and fair election.

They won't respond to cries of "rape". Maybe they will to cries of "fire"!

POLITICISING OF LAND AND SUGAR ISSUE, and yet denial still strife: Farmers rep vows to fix itA REPRESENTATIVE of sugarcane farmers wants to solve their problems if he wins the general election and becomes a parliamentarian.

In particular, Bala Dass wants to solve the land leasing problem because he says it is affecting cane production in the country.

Mr Dass is the Fiji Cane Growers Association's general secretary and he has confirmed he will be a candidate for the National Federation Party in the September general election.

"Being a sugarcane farmers' representative, I want to see their long-time problems solved if I win and get into parliament," he said.

"Sugarcane farmers have been ignored from a long time and their problems have not been solved, in particular the land problem.

"Land leases for sugarcane farming continue to expire in the Western and Northern divisions and farmers are in limbo over their future."

Mr Dass also said that Fiji's sugar industry cannot survive by producing between 1.4 and 1.6 million tonnes of cane a year.

He said there was an urgent need to boost sugarcane production to between 3.5 and 4 million tonnes annually.

"We need to bring back the confidence in farmers and the only way this can be done is if the land leasing issue is solved.

"If I win the general election, then I want to go to parliament and find a permanent solution for farmers.

"And I also believe that farmers should not pay the premium for the land they lease but instead, it should be paid by the government."

So, im trying to figure this out. The President...THE PRESIDENT..can walk around town...ALONE...no bodyguards..no flak vest, ball-guard, athletic cup, shin-guard...whatever. But, Fake...I'm sorry, Frank..whooops....THE PRIME MINISTER...AND his puppet-master..Jepetto...whoooopsy daisy...THE ATTORNEY GENERAL..have this huge security detail shadowing their every move. To restraunts, church, funerals, overseas trips, sporting events, the shitter, the bedroom. WHY? What's the problem? What's going on? I thought he was a man of the beobles. I mean...that's what 500 or so pages of signatures in the Fiji Sun says, right? So. why are you scared, Frank? And let me ask you. Why do you take away scholarships from poor kids when they try to exercise their constitutional rights? Why do you threaten and bully skinny Indian girls who try to speak the truth. I'll tell you why, Frank. Its because..."YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH!" Sorry, I got carried away there, Frank. but i just love that movie. I know you didnt do it personally, Frank. But I'm holding you responsible, dude. You're in charge of this whole fucking mickey-mouse operation. So, you need to get your head out ass, get rid of your puppet-master (whoops, i hope he's not reading this) and get your troops back in formation. Get this shit back on track, Frank. You were doing good there for a while, now you done fucked up and stole people's monies and shit. You fucked up and started bringing the chinks in. And I told you fucking idiots way back when...that when you bring in the focking chinks, you bring in Triads. Now you have your massage parlors, your Fiddy dallah focky-socky specialists, your meth, your ice....what else, Frank...help me out here. The country's gone to shit, Frank. Okayyyy...so maybe they built a few roads and shit...whooptie fkn doo. You still gotta repair the fuckers years down the road. Right? I was happy walking along the muddy path, Frank. I enjoyed having my flip-flops getting in the mud on rainy days. Now you done fucked it up and brought these damn chinks in, with all their heavy machinery, PLUS their own chinks, which took away jobs from Momo Rusi and them. Now them fuckers are back to planting weed. I want my fucking muddy footpath back, Frank. I want the chinks gone too, Frank. And while you're at it...I want you to tell your buddy Cochiese to pull down his tepee and send his ass back to his tribe in the states. He's bullshitting you, Frank. Wake up and smell the weed. Whoops, coffee. Anyway, we counting on you, dawg. You fucked it all up....but its alright...you can still unfuck it. You feel me? Do the right thang, Frank!

He's right, Frank. You fucked it up big time. The only thing you did right was to bring in the fiddy dollah focky-socky girls -- the real ones, anyway. Time to shit-can Jepetto if you're to get anywhere now. He's totally using you, man. Surely you see that by now. He's gonna bail on you anyway.

Perfect couple. As the name suggests, Claunch is a sphincter in search of an asshole, and he found one in Chief Warwar. The Chief is an asshole in search of a sphincter -- one that will stay clamped shut during his next cassava dash.

Labour is digging its own grave by trying to form a coaltion with SODELPA. Biman is a smart guy and he knows what happened to them when they formed a coalition with Rabuka.He wont fall into the same hole this time around.

@Anon 8.57am..The reason for NFPs' demise was forming an alliance with a coupster..I think Labour may have sealed it's fate already when it supported the coup in it's early stages. They might just reverse things by forming a coalition with SODELPA. After all SODELPA did not enter parliament with guns

Can we focus on those physical equipment[computer] which will be used for processing election results,i am suspecting that these very machine will be programmed to defeat all opposing votes.This is purely a wild allegation but in reality it can.Say, if it automatically counts the votes then it will be programme to ignore the tick and it will count it in favour of the FF party so,it goes like in five votes it will add 3 to FF and throw the other two.And if the losing parties receive almost the same number of votes it clearly indicate a pre-programmed machine coz it will share the votes evenly to the rest of the parties after giving the FF a 3 and 2 count say in 5 tickets,so in 10 votes 6 goes to FF and 4 will be trown evenly to the rest....this is crazy man!!!!

We waited for eight years to conduct this important election, why ruch it in one day and furthermore why can't we just do the counting manually like before?After all the new government is going to led for five years after the democratically implimented constitution.Oh yes, this election will mark the end of the 2013 constitution and all the decrees and appointments made by this illegal regime.For voters, a vote against this regime is a vote against the 2013 constitution, it is a mandate to usher in and affirm the 1997 constiturion. That should be the joint statement shared by SODELPA, FLP, NFP, PDP and independents.Out with this regime, and all its constitution, decrees, appointments, judicial officers, ambassadors, cronies, etc.They have done their so called clean up, now it is time for lock up!

Indian support for SODELPA is booming - thanks to foresighted person like Mr. Nirmal Singh. Chaudhry is now trying to get a free ride to Parliament on SODELPA's back. Sodelpa shud not form coalition with another party before election especially so with FLP until results are known. With Mr. Singh on board sodelpa may as well form the government on its own.

I agree with Anon 11.26. Sodelpa should get its own Indo Fijian support and with Nirmal it should not be a problem. His is well respected and credible and will rake in Indian support. Time is running out. Sodelpa should not waste time and make a move now

Can't believe that PDP let Nirmal Singh slip through their fingers!!! - too many self serving power hungry in that party me thinks. Now they are nowhere to be seen in the polls and Felix not even registering on preferred PM polls.

Too true. The elections are already rigged. We'll need to wrest back our government through physical force.

That's why SODELPA SHOULD cut deals with the other parties. We all need to unite behind SODELPA's leadership, because we'll need a United Front in order to mobilise the numbers necessary to tear down the dictatorship.

True man! We thot PDP will win the election at the rate it was gaining popularity. They were in da news everyday and support was building up throughout Fiji. After Singh left all went dead. Now Felix is following other parties to make statements. Media freedom, health, worker rights have all been covered widely by other parties. It seems they are just following other parties. Well sodelpa you got the guy now so run with him.

Not only are PDP slow off the mark with any kind of creative policy - if the media reports are anything to go by it seems like they're going to be shut out of coalition discussions. Anyway why would FLP and SODELPA want to form a coalition with a party that's polling just 1%!! It's a shame because the party stand for good values but desperately need to lift their game... COME ON PDP IT'S CRUNCH TIME!!!!

To all anti- Bainimarama bloggers (that includes me)Don't be discouraged electronic voting machines limit human fault. I think it's better to have the voting machines than to do things traditionally and by hand. It removes a lot of opportunities for human error, is faster, and allows a lot fewer election workers to handle the votes directly. People like to imagine that they lead to fraud, but voter fraud is nearly non-existent for example in the US, and history has shown that people can rig old-fashioned elections just as easily.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur has described rape as a social crime, saying "sometimes it's right, sometimes it's wrong", in the latest controversial remarks by an Indian politician about rape.

Akhilesh Yadav, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, where two cousins aged 12 and 14 were raped and hanged last week, has faced criticism for failing to visit the scene and for accusing the media of hyping the story.

Gaur, who is from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said that the crime of rape can only be considered to have been committed if it is reported to police.

I don't like this about my homeland India, I want to give this politician a kick up his ass.